Health protection

The Tower Hamlets public health team seeks to protect the health and well-being of people in the borough from infectious diseases (e.g. tuberculosis (TB), measles, food-borne diseases, etc), to prevent harm and reduce the impact of hazards involving chemicals, poisons and other health threats such as severe weather, flooding and terrorism.

Health protection activities include:

ensuring there are local arrangements in place for detecting and treating communicable diseases (e.g. TB, healthcare associated infections, food-borne diseases)